I Am Old!!

Oh, man!  If you have looked at my Facebook page recently, you would have seen my posts about this, but I had to take a moment to write it out.  See, I was at worship practice tonight and I shared what God has been teaching me through one of the songs.  Our 21 year old worship leader commented, "That is sick!"  I have come to learn that means it's really, really, really, good.  It's pretty much the equivalent of how we used the word "bad" when I was a teenager.

So, I used that word (sick) to describe worship practice and it just didn't feel right coming from this 35 year old mom.  Hahahaha!  I ended up changing my status because it made me feel so old.  Wow!  I just cannot believe I am now in that phase of my life.  Ugh!  At least my oldest isn't that age yet!

Popcorn

At my friend Ashley's today, the kids wanted a snack, so we made them some microwave popcorn.  Ashley was asking which flavor topping they wanted and Hanna replied, "Yes, I want that on my cop porn!"  Enough said!

She's gonna marry...

Hanna:  I'm going to marry Jay.

Kelli:  What about Noah?

Hanna:  Ooohhh!  Yea!  I'm gonna marry them boph.

Kelli:  You can't marry two guys.

Hanna:  I'm going to marry Noah and Jay and be big like mama and daddy.  And, I'm gonna have a baby and some kids.

The Power of Worship

This morning, I really needed to reconnect with God. I have felt so much worry recently and have been struggling. As I read my Bible this morning, I felt a sense of needing more. Just reading my passage for the day was not enough. I picked up my computer so I could see what I might find on the internet to read. I thought I might find a Bible passage that would speak to me better. Instead I found an article titled "The Power of Worship." Well, I am on our worship team, so maybe that will help me lead better. What I found, was not what I expected. The flood gates were opened!

My spirit of worry is gone. I feel complete peace. I feel God's presence around me. I prayed in a way I haven't prayed in a long time. I WANT more of God! The very thing we talked about at worship practice last night, is what I am want. More of God! If you are feeling stagnant in your spritiual walk and desire more, read this article. I have come to understand that in order to have real breakthroughs in our lives, I must enter into true worship of the One True God!

http://www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/worship/11634783

I would love to hear your comments about this article, so please feel free to email, call, or facebook me. Psalm 96:1-3, "Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvfelous deeds among all peoples."

Is silence really golden?

So, it's Wednesday morning and my 4 girls are all off to VBS today.  The house is quiet and the break has been so nice.  This is a small glimpse into what my life will be in a few short weeks.  This fall, Meghan will begin kindergarten and Hanna will be in preschool.  If I'm truly being honest, the first day of silence was wonderful!  The second day, I found myself doing more chores and enjoyed not being interrupted.  Today, however, I am straightening up and it's nice, but in some ways, I am missing the noise and laughter my children bring to this home.

What am I going to do, when this is an everyday thing?  It's almost too quiet.  I can hear the clocks ticking and the refrigerator humming, but somehow it's just not enough noise.  I really didn't think I would feel this way already.

The saying is true.  Silence is golden.  But only when you have too much noise.  So, I am forced to say, yes, silence is golden, but if that's the case then laughter....it's platinum!

From the mouth of babes...

I was saying to Erik this morning, "Why can't our kids handle staying up late like other kids.  All they do is fight and whine and complain the next day."  To which my wise beyond years 9 year old, Alyson, replies, "Because all kids are different, mom!"

A Power Outage and A Funny Story

I'll start with my funny story.  About a week and half ago, we stopped in at Chick-fil-A.  Meghan was having one of her OCD moments about not sitting down because the table wasn't clean.  Now, if I remember correctly, the table only had crumbs on it that were easily wiped off.  I told her she was OCD and go tell daddy, who was at the register ordering.  She quickly ran over with a huge smile and declared to her dad that she was OCD.  She came running back to me.  I was not pleased with Erik's response, so I decided to try another word.  I told her to go tell Daddy that she was neurotic.  She eagerly approached Erik and declared to all that stood nearby, in a loud voice, "Daddy!  I'm EROTIC!"  As she ran back to me, I covered my face and then told Meghan to never say that again!  We did, however, work on pronouncing neurotic just in case she decides to fore go my request.

Okay, now on to my thoughts about our recent 4 hour power outage.  Just before 4:00 today, a huge thunderstorm blew right over our town.  I couldn't even see the houses across the street through the rain.  The thunder and lightening were all around and then, the power went out.  No telling how long this would last!  I love thunderstorms and I normally don't mind a power outage within reason.  I began to ask myself why this was?  Who actually doesn't want the power on?  Well, I do and here's why!  It makes it really easy to tell the kids no to t.v., video games, computer time, and music (although the music part I really do not mind)!  They have absolutely no choice but to find something to do either with their sisters or on their own.

I was waiting for any of the 4 girls to start in on me with the whole, "I'm bored!" (imagine that with a very whiny voice).  But, not this day!  For the first hour, my 3 oldest read books!  I napped on the couch.  Then, they moved on to trying to jump rope.  I watched!  They couldn't make that work and instead of stomping off and getting mad, they moved on to games at the table.  I washed the dishes.  At about 6:00 and still no power, we decided to head over to WMHK's Family Night.  It was one great evening!  By the time we arrived home at 9:00, our power had been back on for about an hour.  I was so glad I didn't have to endure the entire 4 hours at home or my blog would probably sound very different.

I am thankful for power, but every now and then, it's kind of nice to experience life without it!